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This course is a continuation of the previous course Chinese for Absolute Beginners I & II. Prior knowledge of the language is required (Lesson 1-9 in Let's Learn Mandarin, Level 1). The course is taught in English.

TEXTBOOK
Lesson 9 - 14 in Let’s Learn Mandarin (Level 1)

COURSE OBJECTIVES
After completing the course, students will be able to:

1. Express opinions and feelings about people, activities, and objects, including describing degree and making comparisons.
2. Describe and discuss weather conditions using appropriate vocabulary and basic sentence patterns.
3. Conduct basic interactions in restaurants and shops, including ordering food and making purchases.
4. Ask for and give reasons, and use conditional sentences to express possibilities or hypothetical situations.

TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

Week 1: Review — Making invitations and proposing times
Week 2: Lesson 10 Feelings — Vocabulary
Week 3: Lesson 10 Feelings — Grammar: Verb + de (得) and duōshǎo (多少) to describe degree or extent
Week 4: Lesson 11 Weather — Vocabulary
Week 5: Lesson 11 Weather — Grammar: Comparative sentences
Week 6: Lesson 12 Shopping — Vocabulary
Week 7: Lesson 12 Shopping — Grammar: Relative time expressions and giving reasons
Week 8: Lesson 13 Food and Drinks — Vocabulary
Week 9: Lesson 13 Food and Drinks — Grammar: Making choices
Week 10: Lesson 14 Ordering Food — Vocabulary
Week 11: Lesson 14 Ordering Food — Grammar: Conditional sentences
Week 12: Cultural activity experience